# Geiger–Marsden experiment

> series of experiments (1908–1913) by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden, directed by Ernest Rutherford, at the University of Manchester, proving the existence of the atomic nucleus through alpha particle scattering on gold foil

**Wikidata**: [Q1648751](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1648751)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_scattering_experiments)  
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